Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · edit-21 day agoWhy do cooks and chefs cook in base 5 increments? For example setting the oven at 350 , 375, 450 and so on. Is there a reason for this or is this how it always has been done?message-squaremessage-square21fedilinkarrow-up122arrow-down16
arrow-up116arrow-down1message-squareWhy do cooks and chefs cook in base 5 increments? For example setting the oven at 350 , 375, 450 and so on. Is there a reason for this or is this how it always has been done?Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · edit-21 day agomessage-square21fedilink
minus-squaresocsa@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·edit-215 hours agoIncidentally, I always set my oven to a weird number because it has a digital screen which lets me do that. I paid for that trailing 1,2,3,4,6,7,8 and 9, so I’m definitely going to use it.
minus-squareagamemnonymous@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up3·19 hours agoIf you really want to get your money’s worth it should always end in 8
Incidentally, I always set my oven to a weird number because it has a digital screen which lets me do that. I paid for that trailing 1,2,3,4,6,7,8 and 9, so I’m definitely going to use it.
If you really want to get your money’s worth it should always end in 8